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Climb for Hope

Jeremy and Claire Jungling will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in February, as part of the Livestrong Survivor Summit.

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Updated: 1:08 AM CST Jan 28, 2014

Climb for Hope

Jeremy and Claire Jungling will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in February, as part of the Livestrong Survivor Summit.

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WEBVTT BATTLING CANCER IS LIKECLIMBING AND CONQUERING AMOUNTAIN.... THOSE ARE THE WORDSOF CLAIRE AND JEREMY JUNGLING.AFTER GOING THROUGH A LIFECHANGING EVENT, THEY ARE TAKINGTHAT SAYING, TO A ANOTHERLEVEL...... LITERALLY.JEREMY JUNGLING WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH COLON CANCER IN BACK IN2012 AND NEEDED 6 MONTHS OFCHEMO-THERAPY PLUS COLONRESECTION SURGERY. HE HAS SINCEMADE A FULL RECOVERY AND IS NOWCANCER FREE. AND AFTER THATRECOVERY, JEREMY DECIDED HEWANTED TO HELP THOSE THAT HAVEGONE THROUGHSIMILAR BATTLES.SO NEXT MONTH, HE AND HIS WIFECLAIRE WILL TRAVEL TO TANSUNIA,AFRICA TO CLIMB MOUNTKILIMANJARO, AS PART OF THELIVESTRONG SURVIVOR SUMMIT. THEFOUNDATION REQUIRES THEJUNGLINGS TO RAISE 20 THOUSANDDOLLARS, WHICH WILL HELP PROVIDEFREE CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES TOHELP PEOPLE COPE WITH THEFINANCIAL AND EMOTIONALCHALLENGES THAT ACCOMPANY THEDISEASE.SO HOW DOES ONE TRAIN TO HIKEAND CLIMB UP TO 19 THOUSAND FEETABOVE SEA LEVEL? FOR THEJUNGLINGS, THEY RELY IN THEIRMARATHON RUNNING BACKGROUND.THEY WILL START IN THERAINFOREST AND 7 DAYS LATER WILLFINALLY ARRIVE AT THE SUMMIT, INSUB-ARTIC TEMPS. THE COUPLE SAYSTHIS WILL NO DOUBT BE THEIRTOUGHEST TEST YET, BESIDESCANCER OF COURSE.SINCE PREPARING FOR THE TRIP TOAFRICA, THEY HAVE COME UP WITHTHE SLOGAN - A CLIMB FOR HELP-THEY WILL CARRY BANNERS LIKETHIS TO THE TOP, FULL OF NAMESOF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER.THEY SAY THIS IS THEIR WAY OFHELPING OTHERS DEAL WITH THEIROWN PERSONAL MOUNTAIN.TO FIND MORE INFO ON THEJUNGLING'S JOURNEY AND HOW TODONATE TO THE CLIMB OF HOPE, YOUCAN CHECK OUT THERE CLIMB FORHOPE FACEBOOK PAGE OR FOLLOW

Climb for Hope

Jeremy and Claire Jungling will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in February, as part of the Livestrong Survivor Summit.